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2009 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD 

Arizona’s Wildlife Linkages Assessment completed by the Arizona Wildlife Linkages Workgroup

 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS 

Conservation Program(s) 

Wheeler North Reef, an innovative project conducted by Southern California Edison, Office of Environmental Projects

 

 Environmental Management 

Great Lakes Living Legacy Act of 2002 Remediation of Tannery Bay/Wetland Sediments, St. Mary’s River, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan - completed by Phelps Dodge—Great Lakes National Project Office and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality

 

 NEPA Excellence 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change Evaluation for the Interstate 5 Columbia River Crossing Project, a multi-state project by the Columbia River Crossing Team

 

 Planning Integration 

Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan conducted by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Public Works

 

 Environmental Stewardship 

Killing with Key Strokes: An Investigation of the illegal Wildlife Trade on the World Wide Web, a project presented by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)

 

 Best Available Environmental Technology 

The OPS-1 Onboard Oil Refining System submitted by Oil Purification Systems, Inc.

 

 Education Excellence 

Mosaic Coastal Education Center at Fiddler’s Cove sponsored by Mosaic, Fertilizer, LLC

 

2008 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD

Louisiana's Coastal Protestion and Restoration Authority (CPRA) and CPRA’s Integrated Planning Team with support from Shaw Coastal, Inc., BCG Engineering and Consulting, Inc., Halcrow, Inc. for the Integrated Ecosystem Restoration and Hurricane Protection: Louisiana’s Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. 

 

  

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Best Available Environmental Technology 

Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District and Sapphos Environmental, Inc. for the 2008 Owens Valley PM10 Planning Area Demonstration of Attainment State Implementation Plan.

 

Conservation Program

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. for the Earth Energy Partners – Spirit of Conservation Program

 

Education Excellence

Ohio Department of Natural Resources Office of Coastal Management and Partners for The Ohio Coastal Atlas Project including the printed Second Edition, interactive DVD and the online Lake Erie GIS Map Viewer

 

Environmental Management

Port of Long Beach for the Port of Long Beach Green Flag Incentive Program

 

Environmental Stewardship

Arizona Game and Fish Department, Arizona Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Tonto National Forest, Aztec Engineering and Electrobraid Fence for the Arizona State Route 260 Project – Payson to Heber

 

NEPA Excellence

California Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, California Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, Fox Mediation, Jacobs Carter Burgess, and Karen Bahus Technical Writing and Research for the Guidance for Preparers of Cumulative Impact Analysis and Guidance for Preparers of Growth-related, Indirect Impact Analyses

 

Planning Integration

Boulder County, City of Boulder, City of Lafayette, City of Longmont, City of Louisville, Town of Erie, Town of Jamestown, Town of Lyons, Town of Nederland, and the Town of Superior for the  Boulder County “Super IGA

 

Public Involvement Partnership

Denver Regional Transportation District, URS Corporation, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc., Let’s Be Frank Productions, Inc., Welchert & Britz, Regnier & Associates, Inc., and Two Hundred for the RTD-FasTracks, North Metro Corridor EIS, Educational Video Series

 

2007 Award Recipients

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS

 

Environmental Stewardship Excellence

Woodrow Wilson Bridge Fish Passage Program - KCI Technologies, Inc.

 

NEPA and Planning Integration Excellence

Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration Project - Cape Cod Conservation District

 

Best Available Environmental Technology

Filtrexx International, Certified Erosion Control - Certified Erosion Control

 

Education Excellence

Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution PreventionProgram - EOA, Inc./SCVURPPP

 

Conservation Excellence

Colton Dunes Conservation Bank Agreement - Michael Brandman Associates

 

Environmental Management 

Department of Army, Sustainable Range Program - U.S. Army Environmental Command

 

Public Involvement/Partnership

Brownfield Spotter Patch Program, Pinellas County Economic Development - Pinellas County Economic Development

 

 2006 Award Recipients

 PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:

Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority San Juan Chama Drinking Water Project in Conservation Excellence – submitted by City of Albuquerque Water Resources Program and HDR Engineering Inc.

 

 NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

Environmental Education Excellence 

Technical Education and Assistance in Developing a PCB Management Plan – for Electricity of Vietnam, submitted by Affinity Consultants, Inc., US Asia Environmental Partnership a Program of US Agency for International Development, and Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration

 

Environmental Stewardship 

Poplar Island Environmental Restoration Project, submitted by US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Maryland Port Administration, and EA Engineering, Science & Technology

 

NEPA Excellence 

Legacy Parkway Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement/Reevaluation and Section 4(f), 6(f) Evaluation, submitted by Utah Department of Transportation, FHWA  US Army Corps of Engineers, and Jones and Stokes

 

 Planning Integration 

Napa County California Baseline Data Report, Submitted by Supervisors and Conservation and Planning Department, Jones and Stokes, and EDAW, Inc.

 

 Environmental Management

2005 Hurricane Response and Recovery Program, submitted by Shaw Group Inc., in association with work provided by contracts held with the US Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Postal Service and FEMA.

 

 Best Available Environmental Technology 

Development and Implementation of the Planning, Environment and Public Comment System, submitted by the Department of Interior, National Park Service (NPS) Environmental Quality Division, PEPC Team and Aquilent

  

 

2005 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:

Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement Project, Environmental Impact Statement – submitted by Parametrix on behalf of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration Washington Division, Washington State Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Transportation.

 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

NEPA Excellence:

King Range Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final EIS project, submitted by EDAW Consultants on behalf of the U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arcata Field Office

Public Involvement/Partnership:

Washington Crossing Bridge Preservation Project submitted by the Pennsylvania Division of Federal Highway Administration

 

Conservation and Environmental Stewardship:

Silver Bow Creek Remediation and Restoration, A Superfund Success Story, submitted by Maxim Technologies on behalf of Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Montana Natural Resource Damage Program, Greenway Service District

 

Educational Excellence:

“In Harms Way”, a five-part series in the Houston Chronicle, submitted by Dina Cappiello, Environmental Writer

Planning Integration:

North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program’s Pasquotank River Local Watershed Plan, submitted by Decision Support Professionals, Inc.

 

Best Available Environmental Technology:

Regional Pollution Prevention through Sustainable Product Stewardship: Degassing Crude Oil to Reduce Emissions from Customer Facilities, submitted by DynMcDermott, Petroleum Operations Company, U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve

2004 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:

San Antonio Water System Conservation Program

 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

NEPA Excellence Award

Guidance for Assessing Indirect & Cumulative Impacts of Transportation Projects; The Louis Berger Group, Inc., Cary, North Carolina

Environmental Management Excellence Award

U.S. Army - Ft. Lewis Pubic Works Installation Sustainability Program; Ft. Lewis Public Works group

 

Public Involvement/Partnership Excellence Award

New Echota Traditional Cultural Property Study; Georgia Division of the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Dept. of Transportation and the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, Cherokee North Carolina

 

Educational Excellence Award

Contra Costa County Watershed Atlas, submitted by Contra Costa Community Development Department, Martinez, CA.

 

Planning Integration Excellence Award

Riverside County Integrated Project "Blueprint for Tomorrow"; County of Riverside, CA.

 

Environmental Stewardship Excellence Award

U.S. Highway 385, Lawrence County Strawberry Hill Project; South Dakota Department of Transportation, Rapid City, South Dakota

 

Best Available Environmental Technology Excellence Award

Substitution of Lead (Pb) use in High Complexity Electronic components manufacturing; Hewlett-Packard Technology Center,Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

 

2003 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:

The Presidio Trust Management Plan

 

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

 

NEPA Excellence

The Steller Sea Lion Protection Measures Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, NOOA and North Pacific Fishery Management Council,  Anchorage, Alaska

Environtental Education

Remember Me as You Pass By: Voegtly Cemetery, US Dept Transportation, FHWA, and

Pennsylvania Dept of Transportation, Historic Stations Rehabilitation Project, Pennsylvania

 

Environmental Management

The US Strategic Petroleum Reserve, US Department of Energy and DynMcDermott Operations Company Environmental Management System, New Orleans, Louisana

 

Planning Integration

TRC’s Exit Strategy Program, Portland Bangor Waste Oil Site, Wells, Maine;  for Public Involvement/Partnership – Innovative Approaches to Environmental  and Property Transfer Program for the Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio Texas

 

Conservation Programs

Florida’s Future Campaign, A TV Series by the Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County, a program for viewers to learn about land preservation, recycling, and waste prevention

 

Environmental Stewardship

Shaklee Corporation's Climate Neutral (CN) Enterprise Certification, a new development in US Corporate response to climate

 

Best Available Environmental Technology

Robust Remediation Strategy to Treat Hexavalent Chromium in Soil by US Coast Guard, EPA, and Arcadis Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Best Available Environmental Technology

Hewlett Packard Caribe LTD Manufacturing Plant Operations environmental management and manufactured wastes reduction program, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

 

2002 Award Recipients

PRESIDENT’S NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARD:

Interstate 405 (I-405) Corridor Program, Washington State Department of Transportation, Urban Corridors Office, Seattle, Washington, for Planning Integration.

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE AWARDS:

Environmental Management

“PA SiteFinder”, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Land Recycling Program, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Environmental Stewardship

Energy Savings Performance Contract, U.S. Department of the Army, Tobyhanna Army Depot, Environmental Management Division, Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania

 

Public Involvement

New Britain – Hartford Busway Project, Connecticut Department of Transportation, Office of Environmental Planning, Newington, Connecticut

 

Conservation Programs

Relocation of the Historic King of Prussia Inn, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania